scotland, the growing rift between first minister nicola sturgeon and former first minister alex salmondes to a head later this week. has he been physically violent before? calls to one domestic abuse charity have risen by more than 50% in the past year, as lockdown has increased suffering for many. and the van gogh masterpiece hidden from public view for the past 100 years is to be sold at auction. and coming up in sport on bbc news... a demoralising first day for england, bowled out for 112 in ahmedebad, as india have the upper hand in the third test. good evening. the "full return" of students to schools and colleges in england, on march 8th, is justified by the latest data, and what's called a "robust" covid testing regime is part of the plans. that was the assurance given to parents and pupils by gavin williamson, the education secretary, who also addressed the fact that hundreds of thousands of students have missed so much work this year. so he announced an extra £400 million, on top of 300 million announced last month, for what's being billed as a catch—up programme. out of that s

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salmond that says that she is lying, and he knows why.e people say, what difference does four days make? the difference, of course, is if the meeting of 29 march is admitted and the subject matter is admitted, it makes it very difficult to argue that the meeting of 2 april was on party business as opposed to government business. if it was a government meeting, it should have been officially recorded. not doing so could be a breach of the ministerial code. two years ago, alex salmond won a legal battle with a scottish government, who had badly mishandled the way it investigated complaints about his behaviour. he believes that as the government was facing defeat in court, a plot was hatched to have him arrested for sexual assault before the government had to admit they had acted unlawfully. in my opinion, there has been behaviour which is about not just pressurising the police, like the one you've read out, but pressurising witnesses, collusion with witnesses. we're talking about the construction of evidence, because the police somehow were

in 2018, two women civil servants brought complaints against mr salmond.as unfair. he went to court, in a process known as judicial review. injanuary 2019 the court of session found in his favour, ruling that the government's process was unfair, unlawful and tainted by apparent bias. how close do these allegations come to nicola sturgeon? she told parliament that she first heard about the complaints against alex salmond at a private meeting with him at her home on april the 2nd, 2018. that meeting was not reported to civil servants and no minute was taken. later, a former aide to mr salmond said he'd told ms sturgeon about the complaints four days earlier, at a meeting she later claimed to have forgotten. alex salmond has already told the inquiry that the first minister's accounts are "manifestly untrue" and that she has repeatedly "misled parliament" and broken the ministerial code. in normal times, breaking that code would trigger a resignation. nicola sturgeon has denied it and said opposition parties were damaging scottish democracy. scrutiny of me is

if salmond says she is lying and he thinks he knows why.— salmond says she is lying and he thinks heif the meeting ofthe thinks he knows why. if the meeting of the 29th of _ thinks he knows why. if the meeting of the 29th of march _ thinks he knows why. if the meeting of the 29th of march is _ thinks he knows why. if the meeting of the 29th of march is admitted - thinks he knows why. if the meeting j of the 29th of march is admitted and indeed the subject matter is admitted, then it makes it very difficult to argue that the meeting of the 2nd of april was party business as opposed to government business. if that was the case, then under the ministerial code the correct thing to do would have been to correct the record as strongly as possible. to correct the record as strongly as ossible. ., ., , u, possible. there are now significant auestions possible. there are now significant questions for _ possible. there are now significant questions for nicola _ possible. there are now significant questions for nicola sturgeon - possible. there are now significant questions for nicola sturgeon

when alex salmond gives evidence tomorrow, _ sarah. alex salmond gives evidence tomorrow, in public, i sarah. when alex salmond gives evidence tomorrow, in public, in| evidence tomorrow, in public, in front of a holyrood enquiry, he will make absolutely explosive allegations, claiming there was a high—level plot, a high—level conspiracy, to destroy him, and accusing nicola sturgeon of lying to parliament, something she completely denies. today in parliament she was facing allegations her government is trying conceal evidence. two old friends, now calling each other liars. mr salmond has set out his version of events in written evidence to a holyrood enquiry. some parts of which have now been removed for legal reasons, including his claim that nicola sturgeon is not telling the truth about when she first learned of sexual harassment complaints against him. scottish conservatives think they smell conspiracy. conservatives think they smell conspiracy-_ conservatives think they smell consira . , , ~ , conspiracy. does the first minister un

investigated mr salmond over complaints of sexual harassment. manifestly untrue." he also claims there was a malicious and concerted effort by a number of people, including nicola sturgeon�*s husband and her chief of staff, "to damage my reputation, "even to the extent of having me imprisoned." he appears to be suggesting some kind of conspiracy or concerted campaign against him without a shred of evidence. as well as walking free from the criminal trial, he also won a legal battle in 2018 against the scottish government, when a court found the procedure used to invest allegations of sexual harassment against him, was unlawful. a holyrood parliamentary committee is now investigating how the scottish government got it so wrong and that�*s the inquiry which wants to take evidence from alex salmond in person this week. alex salmond has announced that he will not appear as scheduled in front of the committee on wednesday, thatis front of the committee on wednesday, that is because when his written evidence was published, the crown 0ffice, evidence w

submission, mr salmond, about things that were - salmond, about things that were raised _ salmond, aboutever— raised with you and things that were never raised — raised with you and things that were never raised with _ raised with you and things that were never raised with you. _ raised with you and things that were never raised with you. so _ raised with you and things that were never raised with you. so in- raised with you and things that were never raised with you. so in terms l never raised with you. so in terms of that— never raised with you. so in terms of that sort— never raised with you. so in terms of that sort of. _ never raised with you. so in terms of that sort of, whether _ never raised with you. so in terms of that sort of, whether that - never raised with you. so in terms of that sort of, whether that is - of that sort of, whether that is aggressive _ of that sort of, whether that is aggressive behaviour- of that sort of, whether that is aggressive behaviour broughtl of that sort of, whether that is - aggressive behaviour brought about by pizza _ aggressive behaviour broug

alex salmond was sunposed _ exactly is going on.n. alex salmond was supposed to be appearing i exactly is going on. alex salmond i was supposed to be appearing before msps right now and at that hearing he was expected to sate nicola sturgeon broke the ministerial code and that he believes there was a malicious campaign involving people around her to get him. she denies that completely. but alex salmond is not here because he pulled out, his evidence which had been published by the scottish parliament, parts of it were taken down because the crown 0ffice were taken down because the crown office which is the prosecution body in scotland, said it could be in contempt of court that caused a furious row and big questions about the way holyrood is operating at the moment. alex salmond has suggested the head of the crown 0ffice, moment. alex salmond has suggested the head of the crown office, the lord advocate, has some sort of conflict because not only is he had the prosecution service but he is the prosecution service but he is the legal

alex salmond could yet give evidence if the committee can agree the terms.s estimated to have killed around 100,000 people. it�*s been six years since a saudi—led coalition backed by the us and the uk intervened in yemen�*s civil war, trying to restore the official government to power. but houthi rebels, backed by iran, still control most of the country. just over a month ago they carried out an attack on the newly—formed government in the southern port city of aden — from where our international correspondent 0rla guerin was granted rare access. a warning some viewers may find parts of her report distressing. aden, a city cradled by mountains in a country overshadowed by war. it�*s the seat of power of yemen�*s internationally recognised government which is propped up by saudi support. but when ministers flew in from exile in riyadh, this was the welcome. the first of three missiles slamming in. screaming the woman screaming in fear is a localjournalist, alia fouad. they just opened fire. i saw so many people running on the ground, kids, women injured, kill

this is mr salmond outside the high court in edinburgh last year.ult. there is certain evidence that i would have liked to have seen led in this trial, but for a variety of reasons we were not able to do so. at some point, that information, that facts and that evidence, will see the light of day. now it's nicola sturgeon and her government that's under the spotlight. its investigation into mr salmond was found to be unlawful and tainted by apparent bias. mr salmond is coming here to the scottish parliament to make some extraordinary claims. mr salmond claims nicola sturgeon has misled the scottish parliament. that she's guilty of several breaches of the ministerial code. and that people around her, including her husband and her chief of staff, engaged in a malicious campaign to damage his reputation, even to the extent of having him imprisoned. it's a row which has caused an earthquake in scottish politics, with claims that holyrood is struggling to hold the government to account. parts of mr salmond's evidence have been taken down, after prosecutor

salmond that says that she is lying, and he knows why.if the meeting of march 29 is admitted and the subject matter is admitted, it makes it very difficult to argue that the meeting of april 2 was on party business, as opposed to government business. if it was a government meeting, it should have been officially recorded. not doing so could be a breach of the ministerial code. two years ago, alex salmond won a legal battle with a scottish government, who had badly mishandled the way it investigated complaints about his behaviour. he believes that as the government was facing defeat in court, a plot was hatched to have him arrested for sexual assault before the government had to admit that they had acted unlawfully. in my opinion, there has been behaviour which is about not just pressurising the police, like the one you have read out, but pressurising witnesses, collusion with witnesses. we are talking about the construction of evidence, because the police somehow are felt to be inadequate. infinding it in finding it themselves. during a c

thank you mr salmond. i'm very conscious — that week. thank you mr salmond.i'm very conscious of time _ that week. thank you mr salmond. i'm very conscious of time and _ that week. thank you mr salmond. i'm very conscious of time and we - that week. thank you mr salmond. i'm very conscious of time and we have - very conscious of time and we have taken a long time to get through one section. it will take a long time to do. i wonder whether it would be appropriate before we break to ask whether mr salmond would be able to stay longer to ensure that our questioning could be completed. i’iiii questioning could be completed. i'll consider that at the break. thank you _ consider that at the break. thank you iti— consider that at the break. thank you hi run— consider that at the break. thank you. i'll run on until half past two and i'm _ you. i'll run on until half past two and i'm quite keen to do that before we break_ and i'm quite keen to do that before we break because i would like to get this section — we break because i would like to get this section complete

mr salmond hasjust mr salmond has just arrived at the scottish parliament and the claims he is makingen in court. the current first minister nicola sturgeon, a former ally of alex salmond, has dismissed his claims. our political correspondent nick eardley reports. for years, this was the closest relationship in scottish politics, alex salmond and his protege, nicola sturgeon. now, though, they're bitter enemies. he accuses her of failing to tell the truth. she says he is living in an alternative reality. this is mr salmond outside the high court in edinburgh last year. he had just been cleared of sexual assault. there is certain evidence that i would have liked to have seen led in this trial, but for a variety of reasons we were not able to do so. at some point, that information, that facts and that evidence, will see the light of day. now it's nicola sturgeon and her government that's under the spotlight. its investigation into mr salmond was found to be unlawful and tainted by apparent bias. mr salmond is coming here to the scottish parliament to make some extraordinary claims. mr s

of course, this is the alex i salmond nicola sturgeon soap opera which _ salmond nicola sturgeon soapve — did not but this is an incredibly explosive political row which is threatening to derail the snp pots a bid for— threatening to derail the snp pots a bid for scottish independence. alex hammond — bid for scottish independence. alex hammond giving his evidence to the committee _ hammond giving his evidence to the committee and the scottish parliament today. —— alex salmond that apparently nicola sturgeon's allies— that apparently nicola sturgeon's allies went on the civil service to do damage against him on the backdrop _ do damage against him on the backdrop he was facing, these allegations which he was cleared of, of sexual— allegations which he was cleared of, of sexual assault in court last year~ — of sexual assault in court last year~ i— of sexual assault in court last year. i think this is the huge big political— year. i think this is the huge big political headache for the government going forward. i think once we _ government going forward. i think once we are out of covid,

today salmond was asked _ have to resign? today salmond was asked that — have to resign?g put up a savvy— asked that. he was being put up a savvy and — asked that. he was being put up a savvy and said it is not for me but that is— savvy and said it is not for me but that is going to be the question everyone's lips. it seems that that is the _ everyone's lips. it seems that that is the scalp — everyone's lips. it seems that that is the scalp salmond gets and if that does— is the scalp salmond gets and if that does happen connect what can he do quiz— that does happen connect what can he do quiz i_ that does happen connect what can he do quiz i can _ that does happen connect what can he do quiz i can he make the most miracuious— do quiz i can he make the most miraculous comeback and be the leader— miraculous comeback and be the leader of— miraculous comeback and be the leader of the snb and the first minister— leader of the snb and the first minister scotland again? the auestion minister scotland again? the question will _ minister scotland again? the question will be _ mini

this has become a bitter battle between alex salmond - situation.tion. this has become a bitter. battle between alex salmond and his successor, nicola sturgeon. he accuses her of misleading parliament and reaching the ministerial code, both of which would be resigning offences. she denies all of that, saying it is a conspiracy of nonsense. it could be damaging, just three months away from crucial scottish elections. today, the snp chief executive, who is also nicola sturgeon's has been, appeared in front of the virtual committee for the second time. the front of the virtual committee for the second time.— front of the virtual committee for the second time. the whole truth and nothin: but the second time. the whole truth and nothing but the _ the second time. the whole truth and nothing but the truth. _ the second time. the whole truth and nothing but the truth. he _ the second time. the whole truth and nothing but the truth. he was - nothing but the truth. he was accused of — nothing but the truth. he was accused of lying _ nothing but the truth. he

t0 salmond before the meeting on the 2nd of april?— salmond before the meeting on the 2nd of april?lation that i as, following the revelation that this was an allegation, that the first minister herself investigate this matter to find out the truth as to whether this information was passed on? because an absence of actions on this from the first minister would be negligent in that respect, because there is corroborating evidence that this did happen, so is the first minister saying that they are lying? it is not my belief _ saying that they are lying? it is not my belief that _ saying that they are lying? it is not my belief that that happened, but there is a committee process under way right now. there is also process separate to the committee with the independent adviser on the ministerial code is looking at all of these matters, and what i am doing is allowing these processes to take their course. i think that is the right and proper way for me to proceed. the right and proper way for me to roceed. , ~ ., ., ., _, , proceed. this week national records of scotland revealed _ proce

we are going to hearfrom mr salmond tomorrow.king place on nicola sturgeon's watch. and there'sjust one further question i want to ask. first minister, is saving your own skin worth all the damage that you are doing? there were similar accusations from the scottish labour party, saying that this had been terribly dealt with by the scottish government and it has seen that something is fundamentally wrong with the way that things were going. the snp completely deny that and they are furious... inaudible their political opponents are playing a political game with what is a very serious issue. i have seldom seen nicolas sturgeon so angry as she was in the scottish parliament this afternoon. have a look at nicola sturgeon's response to ruth davidson. scrutiny of me, is, as i said earlier, it's important, it's necessary, it's entirely legitimate. what is not legitimate is to pursue a conspiracy theory, a scorched earth policy, that threatens the reputation and the integrity of scotland's independentjustice institutions, just because yo

we are going to hear from mr salmond tomorrow.st minister's questions there was an extraordinary exchange, where different parties in holyrood were accusing each other of undermining scottish democracy. firstly, we had ruth davidson, who is the scottish tory leader at holyrood, saying that ms sturgeon had tried to cover up what had gone on. a culture of secrets and cover—up that is only growing, and it is all taking place on nicola sturgeon's watch. and there'sjust one further question i want to ask. first minister, is saving your own skin worth all the damage that you are doing? there were similar accusations from the scottish labour party, saying that this had been terribly dealt with by the scottish government and it has seen that something is fundamentally wrong with the way that things were going. the snp completely deny that and they are furious... their political opponents are playing a political game with what is a very serious issue. i have seldom seen nicolas sturgeon so angry as she was in the scottish parliament this a

the acting tory leader focused on the women who'd complained about alex salmond's behaviour.ed by the system that was set up by her government, and while they were being failed, the first minister knew exactly we what she was meeting alex salmond about and she chose not to tell her officials in advance and she chose not to keep a record, and she kept speaking to alex salmond all throughout this process, throughout this process that failed all of these women. and then she came into this chamber and she told parliament things that utterly contradicted by her own evidence and testimony. so we have failed women, taxpayers�* money and a cover—up at the heart of government, and this whole affair stinks to high heaven, and someone should take responsibility for the failings. shouldn't it be you, first minister? first minister. in terms of the government, and in terms of my role as first minister, the scrutiny is right and proper, which is why i am freely subjecting myself to that scrutiny, that is right and proper, i've waited a long time to get the opportunity to do it next tuesday

the acting tory leader focused on the women who'd complained about alex salmond's behaviour.by the system that was set up by her government. and while they were being failed, the first minister knew exactly what she was meeting alex salmond about, and she chose not to tell her officials in advance, and she chose not to keep a record. and she kept speaking to alex salmond all throughout this process, throughout this process that failed all of these women. and then she came into this chamber and she told parliament things that are utterly contradicted by her own evidence and testimony. so we have failed women, taxpayers money and a cover—up at the heart of government, and this whole affair stinks to high heaven. and someone should take responsibility for these failings. shouldn't it be you, first minister? first minister. in terms of the government and in terms of my role as first minister, the scrutiny is right and proper, and that is why i am freely subjecting myself to that scrutiny. that is right and proper — i've waited a long time to get the opportunity to do it next tues

alex salmond versus nicola sturgeon.ns of the country's democracy. that's the view of ruth davidson — the leader of the conservatives in the holyrood parliament. at the heart of the conflict is an argument over how the scottish government — under ms sturgeon — handled sexual assault complaints against mr salmond. 0ur scotland editor sarah smith takes up the story. alex sammons will soon have his say in public in front of the holyrood inquiry. he will claim there was an orchestrated plot to destroy his reputation and land him injail and allege conspiracy as well as cover—up in government. his political opponents agree this is now about much more than complaints of sexual harassment made against him. i think we've got to the stage where this is now beyond sturgeon versus salmond, beyond the women versus the system that let them down, this is now about the structure of the scottish institutions, the parliament and scottish democracy. this is the biggest crisis in our government since devolution began. and holyrood, which is

mr salmond says she is lying and he thinks he knows why.o do would have been to correct the record as strongly as possible. there are now significant questions for nicola sturgeon to answer. why was there no official record kept of the meeting with alex salmond, which they must if it was government business? he says he has no doubts she broke the ministerial code. she will set out her version of events to the inquiry next week. let's return to the news that health officials have been warning people to stick to the social distancing restrictions despite the fast roll—out of the vaccine. england's deputy chief medical officer, jonathan van tam, has said he's positive about the progress of the vaccination programme — but warned that there is a long way to go and we must continue to stick to the rules. we have now completed 19 million first doses of vaccine. we have given those first doses very successfully to cohorts 1—4, and we are moving at some speed through cohorts 5—6. but these are first doses, people do need a second dose, and given tha

as a result, we now simply do not know whether alex salmond will turn up to give evidence in front ofat he could be in legaljeopardy if he turns up in front of that committee to discuss his evidence. alex salmond does want to tell his side of the story and we know from the documents he has submitted that he believes that there was a conspiracy by senior scottish government officials as well as those at the top of the snp to destroy his reputation and ultimately to see him in prison. you will remember there was a criminal trial last year and he was acquitted on 13 counts of sexual assault. we know also that he wants to make public his accusations that nicola sturgeon is not telling the truth about what she knew and when. he will allege that she has misled parliament and broken the rules that govern ministerial behaviour. if that was established to be the case, she would be expected to resign as first minister, so does a very serious allegations and they are accusations that are directly refuted by nicola sturgeon, and she is giving evidence next week, something she says she is relishin

mr salmond is locked in a dispute with the committee over what material can be published.'t appear in front of msps at this time. alex salmond was due to appear at the holyrood enquiry into the government's handling of sexual harassment claims against him tomorrow but it was confirmed this morning that this session will now not go ahead. the former first minister had sent a letter to committee members yesterday. he said he was willing to appear at any point until next tuesday, when the first minister is due to give her evidence. but he wanted certain written evidence that he had previously submitted to be published so it can be considered in the final report. today, a statement from a scottish parliament spokesperson said that mr salmond had been contacted to make it clear that he can speak freely in committee about all his contacts with nicola sturgeon and his views on her actions. it said he would have four hours to answer questions in public, and he was also invited to send more written evidence for publication after that meeting. it went on to say that the committee ha

mr salmond's comments leads the independent too. mr salmond's comments leads the independent too.ports that the equivalent of 190 million meals are thrown away by british supermarkets every year. and some potential good news for first time buyers, according to the times. it reports on a new mortage scheme which allows them to put down a 5% desposit. it claims the scheme will be announced in next week's budget. so, let's begin. giles and benedict hello to you both. and benedict i wonder if you could kick us off with the front page of the guardian, talking about the us report onjamal khashoggi. yes this is in effect the confirmation of what we have known for a long time and that is the subject crown prince mohammed bin solomon approved the murder in 2018 is sample of the washington post journalist jamal is sample of the washington post journalistjamal khashoggi. —— journalist jamal khashoggi. —— mohammed journalistjamal khashoggi. —— mohammed bidden salman. this was declassified by president biden of this killing, declassified interestingly by congress. what is very tricky here, it

mr salmond is locked in a dispute with the committee over what material can be published.appear tomorrow? alex salmond was due to appear at the holyrood enquiry into the government's handling of sexual harassment complaint against him tomorrow but it was confirmed this morning that this session will now not go ahead. the former first minister had sent a letter to committee members yesterday. he said he was willing to appear at any point until next tuesday, when the first minister is due to give her evidence. but he wanted certain written evidence that he had previously submitted to be published so it can be considered in the final report. today, a statement from a scottish parliament spokesperson said that alex salmond had been contacted to make it clear that he can speak freely in committee about all his contacts with nicola sturgeon and his views on her actions. it said he would have four hours to answer questions in public, and he was also invited to send more written evidence for publication after that meeting. it went on to say that the committee had already published

mr salmond says she's lying and he thinks he knows why.ent business. if that were the case, then under the ministerial code, the correct thing to do would have been to correct the record as timorously as possible. there are now significant questions for nicola sturgeon to answer. why was there no official record kept of that meeting with alex salmond, as there must be if it was government business? he says he has no doubts she broke the ministerial code. she will set out her version of events to the holyrood inquiry next week. sarah smith reporting there. prince harry says he had to step back from royal duties because his mental health was being destroyed by the british press. in an interview with the chat show host james corden on american television, the prince said he did what any husband orfather would do, saying his decision to move to america was about "stepping back, not stepping down". and he insisted his life would always be about public service. our royal correspondent daniela relph reports. here we are. this is very nice. yeah.

mr salmond will appear before a parliamentary committee on wednesday.s the significance of this latest statement that we have had? these are absolutely explosive allegations from alex salmond against nicola sturgeon, as well as senior officials in the scottish government and those at the top of the snp. essentially saying nicola sturgeon has lied about what she knew and when. he accuses her of misleading parliament and breaking the ministerial code. if that were true, she would be expected to resign as the first minister. now, she vigorously denies these accusations that salmond says her account of the meetings taking place between the two of them whilst he was being investigated on allegations of sexual harassment are full so manifestly untrue. it does not stop there. he goes on to allege that there a concerted effort by snp officials in scottish government officials in scottish government officials to destroy his reputation and ultimately to have him imprisoned. you will remember last year after a criminal trial, he was acquitted of 13 counts of sexua

i think it's possible we will still hear from mr salmond edit it.idson, speaking to the world at one.— the world at one. we need a full, independent. _ the world at one. we need a full, independent, judge _ the world at one. we need a full, independent, judge led _ the world at one. we need a full, independent, judge led enquiry. | the world at one. we need a full, i independent, judge led enquiry. we need to— independent, judge led enquiry. we need to know why the government is not allowing a committee of its own parliament — not allowing a committee of its own parliament to have access to information that they need to look at what's — information that they need to look at what's happened here. what we need _ at what's happened here. what we need as— at what's happened here. what we need as well is to be able to show that the _ need as well is to be able to show that the parliament in scotland has oversight— that the parliament in scotland has oversight over the executive in scotland — oversight over the executive in scotland because, at the moment

i mentioned it because mr salmond mentioned it.— salmond mentioned it.nderstand. carry _ salmond mentioned it. yes, i understand. carry on. - salmond mentioned it. yes, i understand. carry on. just. salmond mentioned it. yes, i understand. carry on. just to | understand. carry on. just to clarify something. _ understand. carry on. just to clarify something. i- understand. carry on. just to clarify something. i know - understand. carry on. just to | clarify something. i know you understand. carry on. just to - clarify something. i know you feel uncomfortable about this but you've made the point in your full submission that there were no formal complaints made against any minister. underthe complaints made against any minister. under the policy because it was never invoked. but in a letter written to the permanent secretary on the 5th ofjune 2018, you do same relation to allegations d, there is a particular problem in relation to allegation d which was dealt with under the procedure in place, fairness at work policy and procedures. and that being so it wou

allegations that she's breached the ministerial code in a case against her predecessor, predecessor, alex salmondsome european vaccination centres lay empty, as people won't take the jab on offer. i get maybe four, five, six e—mails every day, of nurses, even medical doctors, saying they don't want the astrazeneca vaccine, they refuse, and they want to wait for a better vaccine. a daughter of the ruler of dubai asks british police to reopen their inquiry into her sister's disappearance, 20 years ago. how thousands of thermal images of elephants could help protect endangered species. wickets tumble in india, as england collapse against india's spinners. and coming up on bbc news — george north will win his 100th cap for wales against england on saturday. he's been recalled to the starting xv after missing the six nations match against scotland. good afternoon, and welcome to the bbc news at one. teachers will decide grades for this year's gcses, a—levels and written vocational qualifications in england, after the exams were cancelled, because of the coronavirus pandemic. the education secretary ga

mr salmond has set out his version of events in written evidence to a holyrood enquiry, some parts ofy smell conspiracy. does the first minister understand why the public, to the public, this looks like a cover—up, when the exact evidence that has redacted is the most damaging to her personally? nicola sturgeon firmly denies any kind of government interference with evidence submitted to the holyrood enquiry. the scrutiny of me is, as i said earlier, it is important, necessary, entirely legitimate. what is not legitimate is to pursue a conspiracy theory, a scorched earth policy, that threatens the reputation and integrity of scotland's independentjustice institutions, just because you happen to dislike this government. nicola sturgeon originally told parliament that the first she knew of harassment complaints against alex salmond was on the 2nd of april 2018 when he told her at a meeting in her home. she later had to admit she had forgotten about another meeting on the 29th of march with salmond's former chief of staff, in which he says the complaints were discussed. and then admit she

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mr salmond was acquitted of 13 sexual assault charges.ocess it used to investigate earlier harassment complaints against him. a holyrood committee is investigating the mistakes the scottish government made. the woman i've spoken to think it has become too political. it's actually, in many ways, more traumatic than the experience of the high court trial. more traumatic? i think so, because you actually now have, what was a glimmer of hope in the committee, thinking that they could be impartial, instead, what has happened is they have taken your very personal experiences and they have exploited them for their own self—serving political interests. it was obviously a big decision for you to make a complaint. do you think that women are more or less likely to do that now than they were before all of this? much less likely. i think that this has made it much harderfor women to be believed, and for women to be able to come forward. the committee convener�*s offered a personal apology for any hurt the inquiry has caused and the hope that it will

half past 12, alex salmond will appear~ — half past 12, alex salmond will appear.uld soon be legally required to improve security measures to protect against terror attacks. a consultation on the proposals begins today. it follows a campaign by figen murray, who son martyn hett was one of 22 people murdered in the manchester arena bombing. the consultation really is about working — the consultation really is about working with these places to find out the _ working with these places to find out the best way to implement the law. out the best way to implement the law it _ out the best way to implement the law it is _ out the best way to implement the law. it is obviously a huge document. it is a questionnaire. it is really— document. it is a questionnaire. it is really engaging these places to ensure _ is really engaging these places to ensure that actually it becomes a collaborative process, because every venue _ collaborative process, because every venue is— collaborative process, because every venue is different, every venue will have different requirements. it i

alex salmond versus nicola sturgeon.on, the leader of the conservatives in the holyrood parliament. at the heart of the conflict is an argument over how the scottish government, under ms sturgeon, handled sexual harrasment complaints against mr salmond. 0ur scotland editor sarah smith takes up the story. alex salmond will soon have his say in public in front of the holyrood inquiry. he will claim there was an orchestrated plot to destroy his reputation and land him injail, and allege conspiracy as well as cover—up in government. his political opponents agree this is now about much more than complaints of sexual harassment made against him. i think we've got to the stage where this is now beyond sturgeon versus salmond, beyond the women versus the system that let them down, this is now about the structure of the scottish institutions, the parliament and scottish democracy. this is the biggest crisis in our government since devolution began. a holyrood committee which is looking at government's handling of sexual harassmen

relish the opportunity to refute what she calls alez salmond's baseless accusations.compensated and should be compensated in the event of a divorce. man cannotjust take it for granted. i know many men will argue that they didn't realise that their work is still appreciated and their work is still appreciated and the housework skills are not. next — a different view of the ruling from a divorce lawyer in shanghai. it is not really a compensation of housework, it is more a compensation for the loss of career development generally develop wife's. if you spend too much time in the home you lose the opportunity to develop your own career. china media analyst kerry allen joins us now. is there any precedent for this? yes. it's been a huge talking point today on facebook or twitter. lots of people very much saying that women should be given compensation a fair correlated with the housewives and unable to develop themselves but also in china there is a culture particularly in urban society what are known as break—up fees which is there when a couple breaks up and its nominee

releases intelligence showing prince mohammed bin salmond likely approve the killing of journalist jamal khashoggi also coming up more than 300 schoolgirls are missing in nigeria the 2nd mass kidnapping in 10 days police and the military launched a joint mission to find the armed gunmen who took. the safe return of these celebrity tops l.a. police say lady gaga has to stolen french bulldogs have been returned safely but the attackers who shot her don't do that remain at large. time on you tube as mckinnon thanks so much for joining us saudi arabia has hit back at us claims that crown prince mohammed bin salmond likely approves the murder of journalist jamal khashoggi the biden administration has released a report gathered by intelligence off to his killing in 2018 it was classified until now despite the findings washington has stopped short of imposing sanctions directly on the prince saudi government says it completely rejects the cia's findings. all report making new headlines it was originally suppressed by the trump administration but 3 years later its declassified its conclusion cle

the scottish government's investigation of sexual harrassment claims against her predecessor, alex salmondxchanges between the first minister — and the leader of the conservatives at holyrood ruth davidson. this sorry affair isn'tjust tarnishing the first minister's reputation, it is damaging the institutions that it is her responsibility to uphold. majority votes by members of this chamber to produce legal advice ignored, crucial evidence freely available elsewhere censored. promises of openness and transparency broken. the chief executive of scotland's ruling party caught calling for the police to be pressured, the reputation of the scottish government tainted, the standing of this parliament diminished, a culture of secrets and cover—up that is only growing, and it is all taking place on nicola sturgeon�*s watch. there is one further question i want to ask, first minister, is saving your own skin worth all the damage you are doing? the most important thing to me is the reputation of our country, the integrity of our institutions, and i will always act in a way that protects exactly that

after alex salmond.ic his accusations that nicola sturgeon is not telling the truth about what she knew and when. you will allege she has misled parliament and broken the rules that govern ministerial behaviour. if that was established to be the case, she would be expected to resign as first minister, so very serious. and they are directly refuted by nicola sturgeon full time she will be giving evidence for self week possibly, something she says she relishes the opportunity to do, because according to her alex salmond will not be able to prove any of his conspiracy theories, because they are simply not true. our scotland editor, sarah smith, there. the broadcaster and naturalist, sir david attenborough, has warned world leaders at the united nations security council that climate change could destroy entire cities and societies if carbon emissions are not cut. we are today perilously close to a tipping point. we will send global to purchase catastrophic higher. if we continue on our current path, we will

the row between nicola sturgeon and former snp leader, alex salmond, took another twist ahead of bothont of an investigating committee. the disagreement began when allegations of sexual harassment which he strongly denied were made against mr salmond by two women. he claims ms sturgeon misled parliament over the government inquiry into the allegations, something she denies. the scottish government eventually admitted it had botched its investigation, paying mr salmond's legal fees of more than £500,000. the conservatives pounced on the divisions. a culture of secrets and cover—up that is only growing, and it's all taking place on nicola sturgeon's watch. and there'sjust one further question i want to ask. first minister, is saving your own skin worth all the damage that you are doing? a strange cover—up when i've offered the information in published written evidence to the committee, it's hardly a cover—up when i've been waiting months before a committee. and she said she'd answered all the questions to the best of her ability when she appeared and people could judge her answers then.

, on the basis basis _ against alex salmond, on the basis basis of— against alex salmond, on the basisw have caused any people a great deal of distress. so that is all i'm going to say about it right now, i look forward for sitting before the committee, but this is a covid briefing and it's important that i do myjob, which is to steer this country is a place i can through the pandemic. do you have a covid question?— you have a covid question? actually, it is a question _ you have a covid question? actually, it is a question about _ you have a covid question? actually, it is a question about integrity, i it is a question about integrity, and integrity as of the heart of everything, including covid. and we say that— everything, including covid. and we say that you refute that, do you refute _ say that you refute that, do you refute that you supplied this information to the scottish government lawyers or that they misled _ government lawyers or that they misled it? — government lawyers or that they misled it? | government lawyers or that they misled it? ., ., ., misled it? i refute the al